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TIL About the African Dodger Game. In the 1920s people would throw baseballs at black people's heads at carnivals, causing great injuries and even death

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ANGRg TIL About the “ever presents”. A group of runners that have completed every London marathon since its inception. Now down to only 6 people.
Ak9x TIL: An MIT researcher found that longer SAT essays consistently produced higher scores. By simply gauging the length of an essay without reading it, the given score of an essay could likely be determined correctly over 90% of the time.
694lm TIL senior cats can develop cognitive dysfunction syndrome (CDS). CDS is often referred to as cat or feline dementia.
xVkbB TIL After President Woodrow Wilson suffered a stroke, his wife Edith de facto ran the Executive Branch for the remainder of his second term.
Z8vkQ TIL about Manfred von Richtofen aka the Red Baron . The baron was a fighter pilot with the German Air Force during WW1. He is considered the ace-of-aces of the war, being officially credited with 80 air combat victories.